mace

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Evidence includes fishing-net weights; tools made of basalt, a stone that does not naturally occur along this part of the eastern Mediterranean coast; and a ceremonial mace head.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2024

Beat until the dough starts to pull away from the sides of the bowl, then beat in another ½ cup of the remaining flour plus the nutmeg, mace or cinnamon.

From Washington Times • Dec. 12, 2023

Nutmeg comes from grinding the inner seed kernels; its sister spice, mace, comes from grinding the tissue that envelopes the seeds.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2023

In the United States, we use static security: lockdowns, body armor, mace.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2023

She sends my mace flying, and only a few minutes later, I’m forced to yield.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir